Releasing Burnout: Am I Allowed to Rest? by Vasundhara Shukla

There are phases in life when exhaustion becomes so woven into our days that we stop noticing it. When tiredness is not just physical but held deep in the mind, the breath, the nervous system. Burnout does not always arrive dramatically. Sometimes it settles in quietly through constant responsibility, emotional load, unending expectations, and the silent belief that we must keep going because slowing down feels unsafe. We start moving through life on borrowed energy: awake but not fully alive, functioning but not nourished, present but not truly here. And somewhere beneath all of it lives a question we rarely dare to ask: Am I allowed to rest?

Releasing Burnout: Am I Allowed to Rest is an invitation to explore that question with honesty and gentleness. This session is not about productivity hacks or pushing through fatigue. It is about recognising how the body absorbs overwhelm, how the mind normalises constant effort, and how rest becomes something we postpone instead of something we receive. Through grounding breathwork, somatic unwinding, and reflective inquiry, you will be guided to reconnect with the part of you that is tired, tender, and longing for permission to pause.

On December 24th, 2025, at 6:00 PM (online), Vasundhara Shukla holds a restorative space designed for deep exhale rather than endurance. A space where you are invited to meet your exhaustion with compassion, not judgement. Where the body is allowed to soften at its own pace, and where rest becomes a right rather than a reward. This session is a reminder that burnout is not a failure; it is a signal. And responding to that signal with care is one of the most profound forms of self-respect.

  24 Dec 2025
18:00  -  19:00
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Description

There are seasons in life when exhaustion becomes so familiar that we stop recognising it as exhaustion. When the body whispers in heaviness, the mind fogs, and even small tasks feel strangely weighty. We learn to push through, to keep going, to perform strength long after our inner reserves have thinned. Somewhere along the way, rest begins to feel undeserved, indulgent, or like something we must “earn.” Yet beneath this fatigue lies a quieter truth: the body is not failing, it is asking. Asking for pause, for gentleness, for the permission we rarely give ourselves to simply rest.
But the longing to rest never disappears. It waits in the background, steady and sincere, hoping for a moment when we finally listen.

On December 24th, 2025, at 6:00 PM (online), Vasundhara Shukla welcomes you into Releasing Burnout: Am I Allowed to Rest, a deeply restorative space created to help you meet your exhaustion with compassion rather than resistance. This session is not about forcing relaxation or escaping responsibility. It is an invitation to understand your fatigue, to honour the signals your body has been sending, and to gently reconnect with the part of you that knows how to restore itself when given permission.

This gathering is not about dismissing effort or pushing yourself to “bounce back.” It is an exploration of what lies beneath burnout, the chronic bracing, the emotional weight, the internalised pressure to keep showing up at any cost. Together, we will explore practices that soothe the nervous system, release accumulated strain, and make space for rest to feel safe, valid, and accessible again.

The Benefits of This Experience

  • Rest Without Guilt – Learn how to allow rest into your life without justification or self-criticism.
  • Emotional Softening – Gently meet the fatigue you’ve been carrying and understand the needs beneath it.
  • Body-Led Restoration – Reconnect with signals of tiredness, fullness, and ease so your body can guide your healing.
  • Releasing Internal Pressure – Explore how to soften the inner narratives that push you beyond your limits.
  • Renewed Capacity – Create space within your system so clarity, energy, and presence can naturally return.

 

Join Vasundhara Shukla

A deeply attuned facilitator, Vasundhara holds spaces where exhaustion is not judged but understood. Her work invites participants to slow down without fear, to listen to their bodies without urgency, and to experience rest as nourishment rather than escape. With her grounding presence and trauma-informed approach, she helps you rebuild a relationship with rest that is compassionate, sustainable, and honest.

Reserve Your Spot

You don’t need prior experience or a particular state of mind to join. Bring your tiredness, your overwhelm, your longing for pause. This is an hour for you an hour to breathe, to exhale, to soften into the rest you’ve been postponing.

Live Online | December 24th, 2025 | 6:00 PM IST
Let this be the moment you allow yourself to rest.

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